Tits & Chickadees of the United States
16 tits and chickadees recorded in the United States on the eBird network and profiled in the Birbs encyclopedia — the full list, with photos, sounds and ID notes, plus what's near you now.
16 tits and chickadees have been recorded in the United States on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and carry a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia. Every bird below is a member of this group — the family Paridae. Start with the well-known species, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.
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Tits & Chickadees of the United States to know first
Azure TitCyanistes cyanus
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Black-crested TitmouseBaeolophus atricristatus
Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus
Bridled TitmouseBaeolophus wollweberi
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Grey-headed ChickadeePoecile cinctus
Juniper TitmouseBaeolophus ridgwayi
Mexican ChickadeePoecile sclateri
Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli
Oak TitmouseBaeolophus inornatus
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
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- Birds of the United States
- Ducks, Geese & Swans of the United States (102 species)
- Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of the United States (88 species)
- Sandpipers & Allies of the United States (66 species)
- Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of the United States (61 species)
- True Finches of the United States (60 species)
- New World Warblers of the United States (57 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of the United States (47 species)
- New World Sparrows of the United States (46 species)
- Petrels & Shearwaters of the United States (43 species)
- Hawks, Eagles & Kites of the United States (42 species)
- Pheasants, Grouse & Allies of the United States (36 species)
- Crows, Jays & Magpies of the United States (33 species)
- Waxbills & Munias of the United States (32 species)
- New World Blackbirds & Orioles of the United States (31 species)
- Thrushes of the United States (31 species)
- Pigeons & Doves of the United States (28 species)
- Woodpeckers of the United States (25 species)
- Hummingbirds of the United States (24 species)
- Owls of the United States (24 species)
- Tanagers & Allies of the United States (23 species)
- Auks, Murres & Puffins of the United States (22 species)
- Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of the United States (22 species)
- Old World Flycatchers & Chats of the United States (21 species)
- Rails, Crakes & Coots of the United States (21 species)
- Cardinals & Grosbeaks of the United States (19 species)
- Plovers of the United States (19 species)
- Vireos of the United States (18 species)
Species and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Family grouping follows the IOC World Bird List. Tap any bird for its full profile.
Frequently asked questions
How many tits and chickadees are found in the United States?
16 tits and chickadees that we profile appear on the United States's eBird-reported checklist. The full A–Z list is on this page; the real total can shift as eBird records are added.
Are all of these tits and chickadees really found there?
Yes — each one is on the United States's eBird checklist (reported by birders to the Cornell Lab's eBird), and each of these tits and chickadees belongs to the family group named on this page. We don't rank them by abundance, because that varies by season and locale.
Where can I see tits and chickadees in the United States right now?
Use Birds Near You for live, location-based reports, or turn on rare-bird alerts to hear when a notable one shows up close to you.